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W. W. Skeat , M.A. ls . 18. HALI MEIDENHAD , ab . 1200 A.D. Edited for the first time from the MS . ( with a translation ) , by the Rev. Oswald Cockayne , M.A. 1s . 19. SIR DAVID LYNDESAY'S MONARCHE , Part II . , the Complaynt of the ...
W. W. Skeat , M.A. ls . 18. HALI MEIDENHAD , ab . 1200 A.D. Edited for the first time from the MS . ( with a translation ) , by the Rev. Oswald Cockayne , M.A. 1s . 19. SIR DAVID LYNDESAY'S MONARCHE , Part II . , the Complaynt of the ...
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W. W. Skeat , M.A. [ In the Press . MIRK'S DUTIES OF A PARISH PRIEST , IN VERSE . To be edited for the first time from the MSS . in the British Museum and Bodleian Libraries ( ab . 1420 A.D. ) by E. Peacock , Esq . [ In the Press .
W. W. Skeat , M.A. [ In the Press . MIRK'S DUTIES OF A PARISH PRIEST , IN VERSE . To be edited for the first time from the MSS . in the British Museum and Bodleian Libraries ( ab . 1420 A.D. ) by E. Peacock , Esq . [ In the Press .
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W. W. Skeat , M.A. 18. HALI MEIDENHAD , ab . 1200 A.D. Edited for the first time from the MS . ( with a translation ) , by the Rev. Oswald Cockayne , M.A. ls . 19. SIR DAVID LYNDESAY'S MONARCHE , Part II . , the Complaynt of the King's ...
W. W. Skeat , M.A. 18. HALI MEIDENHAD , ab . 1200 A.D. Edited for the first time from the MS . ( with a translation ) , by the Rev. Oswald Cockayne , M.A. ls . 19. SIR DAVID LYNDESAY'S MONARCHE , Part II . , the Complaynt of the King's ...
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W. W. Skeat , M.A. 78 . 29. ENGLISH GILDS , THEIR STATUTES AND CUSTOMS : with an Introduction , and an Appendix of translated Statutes . To be edited from the MSS . 1389 A.D. by Toulmin Smith , Esq . [ In the Press . 30.
W. W. Skeat , M.A. 78 . 29. ENGLISH GILDS , THEIR STATUTES AND CUSTOMS : with an Introduction , and an Appendix of translated Statutes . To be edited from the MSS . 1389 A.D. by Toulmin Smith , Esq . [ In the Press . 30.
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Page 39 - After him succeeded, by the general council, one Cock Lorrell, the most notorious knave that ever lived.' . . By trade he was a tinker, often carrying a pan and hammer for shew ; but when he came to a good booty, he would cast his profession into a ditch, and play the padder.
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